Some even took their sliding fun in areas one wouldn’t expect, such as an incline near the Fortress’s Frédéric Gate, across from the Hôtel de la Marine.

He is also, not incidentally a descendant of the Adm. Edward Boscawen, who figures prominently in the work, which is an account of the reduction of the French fortress of Louisbourg, on Cape Breton ...

(As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) A Catholic, French-speaking society of 55,000 was centred in the cities of Quebec and Montreal, in the fortress of Louisbourg, and spread thinly ...

On June 1, 1758 a massive British force arrived at Louisbourg – forty-eight ships,14,000 troops and almost 2,000 mounted guns set to attack the French fortress. The siege began with European ...